Maine Maple Weekend

Keeping with tradition, we headed up north to visit some local maple farms for Maine Maple Weekend.  It was a bright, sunny day - but don't let that fool you into thinking it was warm! :)

Of course, face painting is always a big hit!

Two puppies and a kitty feeling the bottle of fresh, WARM maple syrup.  Literally just poured - it doesn't get much fresher than that!

Tour of the factory:

Everything's more fun when you're sitting atop a tractor!

We love the free maple samples, including maple syrup on pancakes, maple fudge, maple cotton candy, maple syrup on ice cream, maple cream, and maple baked beans.  Yum!!!

And, of course, things always taste better when you can sit on a teeter-totter. :)

And our visit wouldn't be complete without a sap lugging contest! :)

Angel's off.....will she beat the time?

She did it - Angel won! For the second year in a row! :)  Maple whoopie pies are the best!

 Grins tried his hardest....maybe next year!

  The Mr. beat Mommy by .1 seconds - winning the whoopie (while Mom lost by .1 seconds!)

Then Wiggles gave it her best shot....

Here she comes!

Uh-oh- that face means it's time to go home! :)

What a fun day!  We love New England!